Employability skills of young graduates
Overview of the MCB
MCB Vision and Values
MCB Core Activities & Support functions
Career Opportunities at MCB
MCB and its people
Next Steps for you
3. AGENDA
|
1
AGENDA
The
presenta?on
will
cover
the
following:-‐
•
Employability
skills
of
young
graduates
•
Overview
of
the
MCB
•
MCB
Vision
and
Values
•
MCB
Core
AcIviIes
&
Support
funcIons
•
Career
OpportuniIes
at
MCB
•
MCB
and
its
people
•
Next
Steps
for
you
5. COMPETENCIES
|
14
Employability
and
Employability
skills
Employability
“the
capability
for
gaining
and
maintaining
employment”
Employability
Skills
• Skills
that
are
developed
inside
and
outside
formal
educaIon
that
can
be
transferred
to
the
workplace
• Knowledge
and
abiliIes
relaIng
to
a
parIcular
job
• Ability
to
idenIfy
suitable
job
opportuniIes
and
self
presentaIon
for
applicaIons
and
interviews
6.
Personal Skills Interpersonal Skills Study Skills
Career Management
Skills
ManagementEntrepreneurship
Ultimately skills that make you more employable
7. Coaching
Time
Management
MoIvaIon
Commercial
Awareness
Driven
Team
Player
Leader
Good
Communicator
Honesty
Good
sportsmanship
PosiIve
personal
image
Problem-‐Solving
Flexibility
Literacy
Reliable
Numeracy
CommiXed
Resilient
Disciplined
PaIence
Loyalty
AmbiIous
RespecYul
Self-‐Aware
Goal-‐Orientated
PrioriIsing
Wants
to
learn
Networks
and
Builds
RelaIonships
Guides
Others
8.
What
are
the
top
skills
that
employers
are
looking
for?
9. “The successful applicant will be determined and
energetic, with a high level of numeracy, I.T.
literacy, research and presentation skills.
They will be capable of working effectively as an
individual and as a part of a team.
They will have the ability...proven or latent...to
manage people now or in the not-too-distant
future, and make things happen.”
The
Job
Advert
10. “The successful applicant will be determined and
energetic, with a high level of numeracy, ICT,
literacy, research and presentation skills.
They will be capable of working effectively to
deadlines as an individual and as a part of a
team.
They will have the ability...proven or latent...to
manage people now or in the not-too-distant
future, and make things happen.”
Decoding
the
Job
Advert
11. • Determined
– Ge]ng
through
difficult
Imes;
stress;
meeIng
deadlines;
achieving
high
grades.
• Energetic
– When
did
you
last
do
that
liXle
bit
extra?
• Numeracy
– StaIsIcal
analysis
of
quanItaIve
data.
Decoding
the
Job
Advert
12. • I.T. skills
– Every
assignment;
you
DO
have
good
ICT
skills.
• Literacy skills
– Reading
and
wriIng
–
when
did
you
last
do
that?
• Research skills
– Academically
taught
and
finely
honed
research
skills;
when
didn’t
you
last
have
to
research?
Decoding
the
Job
Advert
13. • Presentation skills
– PowerPoint
and
beyond;
public
speaking;
the
presentaIon
of
your
work;
your
professional
image.
• Working effectively to deadlines
– Most
of
the
work
that
you
undertake.
• Individual
– Working
alone.
• Working effectively as a part of a team
– Group
work;
sports;
employment.
Decoding
the
Job
Advert
14. Decoding
the
Job
Advert
• Manage people
– Group
working
responsibiliIes;
relaIonships
with
those
around
you;
organisaIon
and
managing
self.
• Make things happen
– InnovaIon;
creaIvity;
problem
solving;
achievement.
15. • A
SWOT
analysis
is
useful
for
idenIfying
areas
for
development
• You
can
analyse
your
strengths
and
weaknesses
as
well
as
the
opportuniIes
and
threats
that
you
face
• This
helps
you
focus
on
your
strengths,
minimize
your
weaknesses,
and
take
the
greatest
possible
advantage
of
opportuniIes
available
to
you
SWOT
–
A
useful
acIvity
16. SWOT
Analysis
September 2011 16
Strengths
I
communicate
well
within
in
a
team.
I
am
completely
commiXed
to
my
studies.
Weaknesses
PresenIng
makes
me
feel
very
nervous.
I
focus
too
much
on
the
detail
and
someImes
this
effects
how
I
manage
my
Ime.
I’m
doing
a
presentaIon
as
part
of
an
assignment.
This
will
help
to
start
to
build
my
confidence
public
speaking.
Apply
for
a
part
Ime
job.
This
will
help
develop
my
customer
service
skills.
Opportuni?es
Stronger
candidates
applying
for
the
job
Threats
Strengths
What
strengths
you
should
consider
making
stronger
to
further
enhance
your
ability
to
pursue
your
goals
Weaknesses
What
weaknesses
you
need
to
improve
on,
or
manage,
so
that
they
don’t
impede
your
goal
se]ng
What
opportuniIes
are
best
for
you
to
pursue
What
internal
strengths
you
can
use
to
enhance
your
pursuit
of
these
opportuniIes
Opportuni?es
What
threats
you
need
to
eliminate/
minimise
What
internal
strengths
you
can
use
to
overcome
these
threats
Threats
Outcome from the SWOT analysis
17. Determining
your
employability
skills
Strengths
I
communicate
well
within
in
a
team.
I
am
completely
commiXed
to
my
studies.
Weaknesses
PresenIng
makes
me
feel
very
nervous.
I
focus
too
much
on
the
detail
and
someImes
this
effects
how
I
manage
my
Ime.
I’m
doing
a
presentaIon
as
part
of
an
assignment.
This
will
help
to
start
to
build
my
confidence
public
speaking.
Apply
for
a
part
Ime
job.
This
will
help
develop
my
customer
service
skills.
Opportuni?es
Stronger
candidates
applying
for
the
job
Threats
SWOT ANALYSIS
18. • Sports
clubs
/
Team
Sports
/
SocieIes
• PosiIons
of
responsibility,
moIvaIon,
relaIonships
• Think
of
teams
you
play
in
or
clubs
you
are
in
involved
with.
You
may
have
developed
skills
such
as:
• Teamwork
• CommunicaIon
• Time
management
/
organisaIon
• Leadership
Skills acquired
19. Work
Experience
From
any
part
Ime
job,
internship
or
traineeship
you
will
acquire
the
following
skills:
• CommunicaIon
• Problem
solving
• Teamwork
• Time
management
• Planning
and
organising
Skills acquired
20. Top Tips
• Find
out
about
the
careers
open
to
you
and
the
skills
you
need
• Assess
your
own
employability
skill
level
• Start
to
develop
personal
skills
–
get
involved
23. Diversified and
entrenched
participation in non-
bank financial
services
Above
5,200
point
of
sales
termimals
• Internet
Banking
(IB)
plaYorm
with
above
109,000
registered
customers
• FaciliIes
for
SMS
and
mobile
banking
• Some
2,700
employees;
over
19,000
local
&
foreign
investors;
around
900,000
individual
and
insItuIonal
customers
• Over
1,600
correspondent
banks
worldwide
LEADING
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION
IN
MAURITIUS
No.1
on
the
Stock
Exchange,
with
25%
of
total
market
capitalisaIon
Market
Share
above 40% in
respect of
credit to the
economy,
local
Extensive
Network
161 ATMs, incl. 11
Forex ATMs – 37% of
overall ATM park
40 strategically
located domestic
branches
…the
MCB
has
an
unmatched
domesIc
franchise
Established
in
1838…
24. REFERENCE
PLAYER
BEYOND
LOCAL
SHORES
• IniIaIon
of
regional
expansion
in
early
1990s
• Presence
in
8
countries
overseas
through
subsidiaries,
associate
and
representaIve
offices
• Involvement
in
other
markets
in
Africa
and
beyond
via
dedicated
plaYorms
and
service
offerings
Increasingly
prominent
ins?tu?on
in
sub-‐Saharan
Africa
…
Overseas
subsidiaries/
Rep.
Office
MCB
associate
through
BFCOI
Countries
in
which
MCB
is
involved
The MCB is also present in France via its associate BFCOI and its representative office
25. 25 I
OUR
MISSION
1
We
will
keep
finding
ways
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
customers
2
3
We
will
help
people
with
ideas
to
be
entrepreneurs
We
will
be
worthy
of
our
shareholders’
confidence
We
will
do
what
we
can
to
make
the
world
a
beer,
greener
place
And
we
will
never
go
away
4
5
6
We
will
listen
to
them
and
help
them
achieve
their
goals
Every
day,
we
will
help
make
something
happen
OUR
VISION
26. 26 I
Core
Values
TEAM
WORK
CUSTOMER
CARE
INNOVATION
KNOWLEDGE
INTEGRITY
Excellence
27. Bank
of
the
Year
for
Mauri?us
In
2012,
MCB
was,
for
the
fourth
Ime
in
the
last
five
years,
rewarded
by
‘The
Banker
Magazine’
672nd
Among
the
Top
1000
Banks
(in
terms
of
Tier
1
Capital)
20th
in
Africa
Only
MauriIan
Bank
to
figure
in
the
Top
25
African
Banks
1st
in
East
Africa
Rankings
as
per
The
Banker
Top
1000
Banks
(July
2013)
• Best
Emerging
Markets
Bank
2013
(Country
winner
-‐
Mauri?us)
in
the
Global
Finance
Magazine
• Best
Local
Bank
in
Mauri?us
in
the
EMEA
Finance
African
Banking
Awards
2012
• Best
Risk
Management
Disclosures
Award
in
the
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Corporate
ReporIng
Awards
2013
• Performance
Excellence
Award
aXributed
by
CiIbank,
Commerzbank,
J.P.
Morgan
and
Wells
Fargo
for
straight-‐through
processing
rate
for
payments
and
transfers
• A
leading
regional
bank
in
terms
of
profitability
in
the
Eco
Austral
Magazine
28. OUR
ORGANISATION
|
7
OUR
ORGANISATION
OUR
CORE
ACTIVITIES
•
Retail
Banking
•
Corporate
Banking
•
InternaIonal
OperaIons
•
Cards
Supported
by
Business
Units
•
Group
Risk
•
Strategy,
Research
&
Development
•
AdministraIon
•
Finance
•
InformaIon
Technology
•
Banking
OperaIons
•
MarkeIng
•
Human
Resources
•
Group
Internal
Audit
•
CommunicaIon
•
Legal
29. RETAIL
BANKING
|
8
RETAIL
BANKING
•
With
its
wide-‐ranging
distribuIon
channels,
the
MCB
caters
for
the
day-‐to-‐day
needs
of
different
customer
segments
as
well
as
small
and
medium
enterprises,
while
focusing
on
the
requirements
of
high
net
worth
clients.
•
A
landmark
achievement
of
MCB
Retail
in
2011
was
the
redesign
of
the
enIre
branch
network
which
has
been
equipped
with
world-‐class
infrastructure
concepts
and
service
levels.
• MCB
Retail
Banking
has
made
a
significant
move
in
shiuing
its
focus
from
a
“transacIonal”
to
“relaIonal”
banking
which
has
resulted
into
a
more
graIfying
banking
environment
and
experience
to
customers.
•
There
has
also
been
an
improved
product
offerings
(mobile
banking)
and
visibility
through
commercial
acIviIes
30. CORPORATE
BANKING|
9
CORPORATE
BANKING
•
The
MCB
Corporate
Banking
supports
the
needs
of
operators
in
established
and
emerging
economic
sectors
by
providing
them
with
flexible
and
innovaIve
financial
soluIons
and
advice,
thus
helping
to
transform
opportuniIes
into
winning
strategies.
•
In
2011,
MCB
Corporate
Banking
was
involved
mostly
in
the
financing
of
large-‐scale
projects
in
Hospitality
and
Property
management.
• It
has
also
posiIoned
itself
as
a
prime
provider
of
“Green
loans”
to
promote
environment-‐friendly
projects.
• Significant
increase
in
“Credit
ProtecIon”
soluIon
for
their
customers
31. CARDS|
10
CARDS
•
By
means
of
its
advanced
technology,
global
partnerships
and
extensive
merchant
network,
the
MCB
acts
as
a
one-‐stop-‐shop
for
all
cards
related
needs
of
clients.
•
A
comprehensive
range
of
card
payment
soluIons
to
personal
and
corporate
clients:
•
debit
and
•
fleet
cards
•
credit
cards
•
4600
merchant
terminals
•
160
ATM
represenIng
38%
of
the
local
ATM
park
(incl.
11
Forex
ATMs)
•
Exclusive
acquirer
status
for
American
Express,
China
UnionPay
and
Diners
Club
•
E-‐commerce
–
secure
and
recurring
payments
32. INTERNATIONAL
|
11
INTERNATIONAL
• The
MCB
leverages
on
its
network
of
internaIonal
correspondents
and
access
to
global
finance
to
provide
custom-‐made
financial
soluIons.
A
cornerstone
of
our
regional
diversificaIon
is
the
‘Bank
of
Banks’
ini?a?ve
which
aims
to
posiIon
the
Bank
as
a
regional
hub
in
handling
trade
finance,
payments
and
cards
operaIons
outsourcing,
amongst
others,
for
banking
counterparts.
•
Main
achievements
are:-‐
• Group’s
outbound
operaIons
rose
by
30%
in
related
gross
operaIng
margin
•
Solicited
by
its
African
banking
counterparts
as
a
privileged
partner
for
joint
ventures
in
the
financing
of
major
deals
in
the
region
•
Africa
Forward
Together
Seminar
33. CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
|
12
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
RETAIL
BANKING
Teller
>
Customer
Service
Supervisor
>
Account
Execu?ves
>
Branch
Managers
>
Regional
Managers
CORPORATE
BANKING
Assistant
Credit
Analyst
>
Credit
Analyst
>
Account
ExecuIves
INTERNATIONAL
OPERATIONS
OperaIons
Support
>
Account
Execu?ves
>
Manager
34. CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
|
13
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
STRATEGY,
RESEARCH
&
DEVELOPMENT
Researcher
>
Business
Analyst
>
Business
Strategist
FINANCE
Business
Analyst
>
Business
&
Strategic
planning
analyst
>
Financial
Manager
GROUP
INTERNAL
AUDIT
Semi-‐senior
internal
auditor
>
Senior
Internal
Auditor
>
Audit
Coordinator
MARKETING
Market
Analyst
Support
>
Strategic
Marke?ng
Analyst
>
Strategic
MarkeIng
Manager
35. COMPETENCIES
|
14
CORE
COMPETENCIES
WHAT
ARE
THE
COMPETENCIES/SKILLS
REQUIRED
TO
BE
PART
OF
MCB?
•
Excellent
presentaIon
and
communicaIon
skills
•
Good
Leadership
skills
•
Excellent
Teamplayers
with
good
interpersonal
skills
•
Strategic
Thinker
•
Resilience
•
Good
analysis
and
problem-‐solving
skills
•
High
sense
of
proacIveness
36. OUR
PEOPLE
|
15
OUR
PEOPLE
•
At
MCB,
we
Aract,
Develop,
Recognise
&
Reward
quality
people
•
We
set
high
standards
of
professional
development
•
We
encourage
growth
and
career
development
•
Competency
based
HR
System
37. NEXT
STEPS|
18
NEXT
STEPS
• Your
CV
is
kept
in
our
database
• We
shall
revert
back
to
you
for
any
upcoming
opportuniIes
• Visit
our
website
regularly
(www.mcb.mu)
• Apply
on-‐line
for
jobs
in
which
you
are
interested
• Website:
www.mcb.mu
>
MCB
Group
>
Careers
39. • Discrepancy between students and employers view of graduates
employability skills
• http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418596&c=1
• Networking skills: how important are they and can they be taught?
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16415584
• Employers hold attitude and personality in higher esteem than
academic qualifications
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-2087270/School-leavers-better-workers-graduates-
universities-fail-equip-people-work-say-employers.html
• Learning to speak properly – a controversial employability skill?
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16630260
•
• Reasons employers do not recruit
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9036281/Third-of-companies-struggling-to-recruit-
skilled-graduates.html
• Importance of getting students to think globally
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16071105